Certificates
Birth, marriage, divorce and death certificates, and academic records.
Professional Dutch translation in Dubai and the UAE
Two of the world’s trading ports, connected
Rotterdam and Jebel Ali are both among the world’s significant ports, and the trade between the Netherlands and the Gulf generates shipping documentation, supply contracts, customs paperwork and corporate filings in steady volume.
For use here, those documents need certified Arabic translation; going the other way they need Dutch or English with whatever certification the receiving authority requires.
Personal work follows the community: certificates, academic records and licences for Dutch and Belgian nationals living in the Emirates.
Language pairs we cover
Our most requested Dutch pairs are:
- Dutch to Arabic
- Arabic to Dutch
- Dutch to English
- English to Dutch
Other pairs are available too — see all 120+ languages we translate.
About the language
Between German and English
Dutch is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European group, official in the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname, and used as a minority language in Germany and France. It is also spoken across Aruba, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, Sint Maarten and Curaçao.
Around 25 million people speak Dutch natively and another 5 million as a second language. It sits closely between German and English and is often described as a blend of the two, which makes it deceptively readable to speakers of either and reliably misleading in the details.
Flemish, the variety spoken in Belgium, differs from Netherlands Dutch in vocabulary and register. For certified documents the standard written form covers both; for marketing content the difference is worth respecting.
Documents
What we translate to and from Dutch
Personal, legal, corporate and technical — handled by translators who know the subject as well as the language.
Legal documents
Contracts, powers of attorney, court judgments and filings, certified for UAE courts and ministries.
Business documents
Trade licences, proposals, tenders, reports, manuals and corporate filings.
Medical records
Reports, prescriptions, discharge summaries and healthcare licensing documents.
Websites
Localised for the market rather than translated word for word, on any CMS.
Software and apps
Interfaces, strings and help content, tested in language before release.
Video and audio
Subtitles, captions, transcription and voice over.
Personal documents
Driving licences, passports, ID documents and application letters.
Industries
Sectors we serve in Dutch
A translator is matched to the subject, not only the language pair.
Need an interpreter rather than a translator? See interpretation services for on-site, remote and telephone interpreting in Dutch.
How it works
From your document to a certified translation
Five steps, with the price and the delivery time confirmed before we start.
Send your document
Upload a scan or photo, email it, or send it on WhatsApp.
Get a quote
We confirm the certification needed, the fixed price and the delivery time.
Translation
A native Dutch translator with the right subject background does the work.
Review
A second linguist checks names, dates, numbers and terminology.
Delivery
A certified PDF by email, with a stamped hard copy on request.
Why AGATO
Certified, and accepted where it counts
FAQ
Dutch translation questions, answered
Do you handle Flemish as well as Netherlands Dutch?
Yes. Flemish is the variety of Dutch spoken in Belgium and differs in vocabulary and register. For a certified document the standard written form serves both; for marketing or consumer content, tell us the audience and we will match a translator from that market.
Do you provide certified Dutch translation in Dubai?
Yes. Where the document is going to a UAE court, ministry or government department, we provide a Ministry of Justice certified translation, stamped and signed by a licensed translator. For universities, employers, banks and embassies, a certified translation on our company letterhead is normally what is required. Tell us the destination and we will issue the right one.
How long does a Dutch translation take?
Short documents such as a certificate are typically ready in about four hours when we receive them during office hours, Monday to Saturday, 8:00 am to 6:00 pm. Longer documents and rarer subject areas are usually returned within 24 to 48 hours. We confirm the timeline with your quote.
How much does Dutch translation cost?
Price depends on the length of the document, the language pair, the subject and whether you need certification, notarisation or a hard copy. Send us a scan and you will get a fixed price rather than an estimate that moves later.
Are your Dutch translators native speakers?
Yes. Dutch work is done by native speakers of the target language who also have a background in the subject — legal, medical, technical or commercial — because terminology is where a fluent but non-specialist translation comes apart.
Do you need the original document?
A clear scan or photograph is enough for the translation itself. If the authority receiving it requires a stamped hard copy, we produce one for collection at our office on Sheikh Zayed Road or for courier.
Will names be spelled the way they are in my passport?
They will if you send us the passport spelling. Transliterating a name into or out of Arabic has more than one valid answer, and a translation that disagrees with the passport is the most common reason a document is sent back. Send both together and we match them exactly.
Can you provide a Dutch interpreter as well?
Yes. We provide Dutch interpreters for meetings, hearings, medical appointments and conferences, on site across the UAE or remotely. See interpretation services for the modes available.
Is my document kept confidential?
Yes. Access is restricted, handling is secure, and your document is used only for your translation. An NDA is available on request, and it is signed as a matter of course for corporate and legal work.
Related
Other languages and services
German translationCertified German for commercial and technical work.
Danish translationCertified Danish for business and personal use.
English translationEnglish to Arabic and back, certified.
French translationCertified French for legal and business use.
Arabic translationEnglish and Arabic in both directions.
All 120+ languagesEvery language we translate, in one place.